Aspects of the story originate as far back as ancient Greece, with various versions including one by the Brothers Grimm.

The majority of modern versions, however, are based around that written by Charles Perrault in 1697, which introduced many of the classic story elements including the pumpkin, the fairy-godmother and the glass slippers.

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